Baby Ball python help, Grey belly and loose skin!

[SRMD]

NOoooooooOOOOooooooo. No. When you were young and sick and consequently dehydrated, did your mother push your head into a bowl of gatorade where you couldn't breathe?


He looks a little thin to me. And I agree that the head looks different than other ball pythons.

I Didn't say gatorade?

and i think human babies and snakes are completely different hehe

[Andybill]

NOoooooooOOOOooooooo. No. When you were young and sick and consequently dehydrated, did your mother push your head into a bowl of gatorade where you couldn't breathe?


He looks a little thin to me. And I agree that the head looks different than other ball pythons.

LOL! . . . But the snake looks pretty thin and dehydrated to me. If it never flicks his tongue it could be a neural thing and the head and jaw looks a little funky to me too.

[alysha]

Here are some more pictures taken just now. He kept squirming around so they didnt come out very clear.

[Andybill]

That poor guy definitely needs some good eats! Hes super skinny and the head shape is definitely not right....

[SRMD]

Maybe you should get that head checked out, something is defiantly not right there :/

Also, how old is he/she?
How much does he/she weigh?
What do you feed him/her?
How often do you feed?

Also have you now reduced your temps?
and bumped up your humidity?

[alysha]

Maybe you should get that head checked out, something is defiantly not right there :/

Also, how old is he/she?
How much does he/she weigh?
What do you feed him/her?
How often do you feed?

Also have you now reduced your temps?
and bumped up your humidity?

Well I got him a week ago and hes only about 16-18inches. So I wouldnt say more than a few months. Dont know about weight, but pretty light.

He got fed a f/t fuzzy last wednesday and he ate it without a hitch(no jaw problems or trouble getting it down).Im told he was fed about ten days before that. I tried feeding last night but he wasnt interested.

And I have the humidity at 78 right now and cool side temp at 81.

I tried finding a vet nearby that specializes in reptiles but I only found one that may know about snakes.

[SRMD]

You should defo invest in some digital scales, your humidity sounds fine just keep it in 70s for a few days... You should try and get him on a five day feedin schedule feed him every 5 days and you may have to travel to find a pet or just ask for a consultation about the skull area, I hope everything works out for you. Goodluck.

[SRMD]

Btw if you want to try this method to get your ball to eat,

Get the rodent, make sure its not too big or too small! (that is why you need digital scales)

place the rodent on a plate frozen nearby or on top of your snakes cage and let it thaw out for 30mins - 1 hour.

once you know it is defrosted, get a blow/hair dryer and blow the scent of the rodent towards your snakes cage, also while doing this you will be heating the rodent.

Make sure the rodents head is hot once the ball is out looking around for the rodent, dangle it from above and kind of move it like its struggling (zombie dance)

if your snake strikes great, if it doesn't then leave the rodent in the cage overnight.

If the rodent is still in the cage in the morning remove it and try again in another 5 days.

You should with both rats and mice, but they must be appropriate sized for your ball depending on his weight.

[DooLittle]

Almost looks like the jaw is under developed. He looks pretty pink. How long has he been pink? Pink could also be a burn. What are you using to heat tank?

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[jon7]

i had a problem with mt little girl when she was that size, (Minus the jaw issue), when she would get dehydrated, i would give her a good soak in 80-85 degree water(NO DEEPER THEN 2/3 OF HER BODY) for about 20 minutes a day, when i did more research, i also found that the enclosure was to large, so she would not go to the water dish, when i put her in a smaller enclosure, the problem stopped. i dont know why she did that, but it seemed to work, and have not had a problem since. i dont know what you have yours in, but i thought this might help.